Use Cases
Real-world OpenClaw automations from the community
Managing Three Businesses with a Dusty Mac Studio
After 48 hours of testing Clawdbot, a user turned his dusty Mac Studio into a 24/7 AI agent managing three separate businesses simultaneously.
Smart Calendar Automation with Promise Detection
The agent scans your messages for promises like 'I'll look at that tomorrow,' automatically creates calendar entries, detects scheduling conflicts, and delivers an evening briefing at 8 PM.
Family Assistant — Morning Briefings & Household Management
Aggregates all family calendars into a morning briefing, monitors messages for appointments, manages household inventory, and notifies parents about upcoming school tests.
Inbox Zero via WhatsApp
Hundreds of emails cleaned up, inbox zero achieved, then a weekly cron job set up to maintain it — all controlled entirely through WhatsApp messages.
Automated Grocery Shopping — From Meal Plan to Doorstep
A complete automation chain: meal planning based on preferences, finding items at the grocery store, booking a delivery slot, and confirming the order — all through browser automation.
Automatic Flight Check-In from Email
The agent monitors your email for flight confirmations, runs through the airline's check-in process at the earliest possible time, and automatically selects your preferred seat.
The Ultimate Personal AI Assistant (180M Tokens Burned)
Federico Viticci of MacStories ran OpenClaw with Claude Opus via Telegram, integrating Spotify, Sonos, Philips Hue, Gmail, Notion, and Todoist. Burned through 180 million API tokens.
Wine Cellar Inventory Management
A custom OpenClaw skill that manages a wine cellar inventory via CSV — track bottles, regions, vintages, tasting notes, and get pairing suggestions for dinner plans.
Insurance Claim Dispute Agent
A viral case where the agent autonomously analyzed an insurance denial from Lemonade, drafted an appeal, and reopened the case.
Daily Morning Briefing
Automatically creates a morning message with weather, first 3 calendar entries, and top headlines from BBC News — without opening any apps.
Email Triage & Inbox Zero
Agent scans inbox, summarizes important emails, drafts replies, and can unsubscribe from newsletters automatically.
X/Twitter Bookmark Search
Saves bookmarks with embeddings so users can ask semantic questions like 'What did I save about sleep optimization?'
Automatic Package Tracking
Extracts tracking numbers from emails or messages and queries delivery status from carriers to send updates.
Meeting Transcription & Action Items
Converts audio notes or meeting recordings to text and automatically extracts action items and to-dos.
Business Operations Full Automation
Complete control of email, CRM, and task management for a business, including daily briefings and workflow orchestration.
Calendar Management Agent
Manages Google Calendar autonomously — creates events, handles invitations, and resolves scheduling conflicts.
Google Docs & Sheets Editor
Edits Google Docs and Sheets based on natural language instructions received via chat.
Automated Meal Planning in Notion
Agent creates weekly meal plans in Notion, suggests recipes based on preferences, generates shopping lists, and tracks food budgets.
Automated School Lunch Booking
Parents use OpenClaw to automatically book school lunches via ParentPay, including browser mouse coordinate automation.
Browser Automation for Purchases
Fills out forms, triggers orders, and performs price checks automatically via browser automation.